: You can purchase the digital version (compatible with C64 Mini, Maxi, and emulators) through the Official Itch.io Page Physical Editions : Published by Psytronik Software , the game has been released on: Limited White Cartridge
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Gameplay is brutally simple but charming. You control the bear with a joystick (port 2). One button fires a "cold beam" to freeze enemies; the other allows a short dash. The soundtrack is usually a single, looping SID chip rendition of "Popcorn" or a haunting arpeggio that sounds like a glacier melting in an 8-bit synthesizer.
The most likely candidate is Polar Bear (Ariolasoft, 1986) – a platformer set on ice floes. No space elements exist. Alternatively, Space Pilot Bear appears in a 1992 issue of 64’er magazine as a BASIC type-in, featuring a bear-like avatar collecting oxygen. This remains unarchived.